The effects of very-low calorie diets on HDL: a review.

Rolland, Catherine; Broom, Iain

Abstract

This paper investigates the effects of very-low-calorie diets (VLCDs) used in the treatment of obesity on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. Although the studies varied widely in their intervention format, duration, and baseline HDL levels, it would appear that HDL levels usually decrease during active weight loss using a VLCD, but these either return to pre-VLCD levels or improve overall during the weight-maintenance phase. More research needs to be done to determine optimal weight-maintenance programmes and the effects of VLCDs in the short term as well as on HDL levels in groups at increased risk of coronary heart disease.

Citation

ROLLAND, C. and BROOM, I. 2011. The effects of very-low calorie diets on HDL: a review. Cholesterol [online], 2011, article ID 306278. Available from: http://doi.org/10.1155/2011/306278

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 25, 2010
• Online Publication Date: Dec 22, 2011
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2011
• Deposit Date: Sep 5, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 5, 2012
• Journal: Cholesterol
• Print ISSN: 2090-1283
• Electronic ISSN: 2090-1291
• Publisher: Hindawi
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2011
• Article Number: 306278
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/306278
• Keywords: Internal Medicine; Organic Chemistry; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Hematology
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/753